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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This substantial second volume of the two-volume Nibley Festschrift gathers twenty scholarly essays reflecting the unusually broad range of subjects associated with Hugh W. Nibley (1910-2005) - Book of Mormon studies, biblical and ancient Near Eastern scholarship, early Christianity, Judaism, literature, religious history and contemporary society. Contributors include Richard Lloyd Anderson, Richard L. Bushman, Eugene England, Paul Y. Hoskisson, Noel B. Reynolds, John L. Sorenson, John A. Tvedtnes, John W. Welch, Genevieve De Hoyos, Avraham Gileadi, Arthur Henry King, Jacob Neusner, Thomas F. Rogers, and George S. Tate, among others. The contemporary bibliography confirms, for example, Bushman's "The Lamanite View of Book of Mormon History," England's "A Second Witness for the Logos," Hoskisson's study of Book of Mormon proper names, Reynolds' "The Brass Plates Version of Genesis," Sorenson's "The Composition of Lehi's Family," and Welch's study of the Melchizedek material in Alma. Condition: Near Fine / Near Fine. Burgundy cloth remains exceptionally clean and attractive, with bright gilt lettering and decoration, square boards, a firm binding, sound hinges, and clean, unmarked interior pages. Only negligible evidence of handling or shelf wear. The original unclipped dust jacket is Near Fine, complete and crisp with no significant chips, tears, or other defects. There is noticeable age-toning/tanning to the jacket spine, with the balance of the jacket remaining remarkably clean and well preserved. This one is unusually straightforward. The copyright page gives ©1990 Deseret Book Company and the complete 10 through 1 number line. First Edition, First Printing. The title is significant as more than simply another book about Hugh Nibley. It is a genuine scholarly Festschrift - a collection produced by fellow scholars in honor of a distinguished academic - and was specifically prepared for Nibley's eightieth birthday, March 27, 1990. A 1992 FARMS Review assessment explicitly describes the two volumes as a Festschrift comprising work by his colleagues, friends and former students. …